Piano chords · Old-time stride
For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By James Horner
- C major
- 4/4
- 56 BPM
- vi–V–IV–V loop
- 1995
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart) without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride), and the right hand sings the tune.
For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart) accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – G – F – G loop with stride jumps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart)
What are the letter notes for the For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart) piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Am – G – F – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart)?
The loop is Am – G – F – G (vi – V – IV – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart) in?
C major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart)?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.